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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-08
CIVIL eERvlcE REFORM.

?. 49, Z
With the progress Of civil service re-
form the Prssiden. is very much pleased,
"In the first year and q hsli of my aa-
miniatratiop," uaid the President. "men
came here by the hundred-by the thon.
sand-each compsny filling the room and
emptying it to make way for another
throng, and there was always the came
formula 81 have come, Mr.. President,
to ask that - be removed Tho reas.
on 2 l would cay. Why he is q Republi.
cam would be tho uniform answer. This
WAS repeated over and over again in each
successive case, with seemingly hope!ees
Iteration, and I had slways-I could have
but the Bsmo answer 'Yon must bring
me proof Of his untitnees ss public otli.
cer.' I understand very well their in.
ability to comprehend this. Knowing
very we'll the process that hsd obtained
here for 30 many years, could bu! sympa-
thize with their inability. But now tho
formula ia altogether changed. have
not heard that cxpreestou for many
months past. It Ia now, at tho outset OF
every application fnr change, This man
Is unfit, is u f1ithlees public servant.
and these are their reasons. Is not
this a great deal to have accomplished?
Is not this a eutticieus ssans xer, Tor the
time that has intelyaned, to those who
may complain that mors hiss not bsen
Accomplishment" Concerning the question
OF his renoDination, Mr.. Cleveland said !:
ut seema to be the univelsal belief tina. q
President muo. deoire denomination.
cannot understand how any man who has
served one term as President could have
personal ambition in securing a second
term, with all its solemn responsibility, itB
harassing duties. and its constant and
grievous exac.ions upon bio mental and
physical strength. Els consent, 1t seems
to me, to accept a second term should rest
only upon his sense OF solemn Obligation
as citizen and an appreciation Of his
duty when called upon to bsar his partic.
ulsr part OF the burden OF citizenship.
Thus the Office can haye-at lesst, 1t can
have for memo personal slluremsnts.
hope my present term may be concluded
with profit to the country, and with as
few mis-. axes on my part as ere incident
to iallable human nature. = 5l s,g4 i
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-08
THE PRESIDENT.
HIS VIEWS ON LEADING TOPICS,
Talks Of the Wheeling Episodo-Thinks His
Frlends Should Not Display Ills Picture
Mt q. A, IT,, Reunions q sntIemauIy
Wow OF tho Matter-Second TORN.

Ngw YoRH, Sept. THE World to-day
publishes ak columns Of an interview had
with the President by Ballard Smith.
! The President paid neat compliment
to the World, pitched into newspapers,
which he declared wero continually carp
Ing a. him, and continued: q
MRS. cLEvrLAND's TASTE. ra
Tho correspondent goes on to gay: ~
The White House ia in the throos OF ita
annual furnishing, s1d Mrs. Cleveland Is
giving 1t her personal attention. Four
portralts had newly bsen hung in the
great East room, and Mrs. Clevsland's
quick eye saw that there was grlovoua
fault. ffH M I,gs5 g.VT .f
"Why, Mr.. President" she pald, "they
have placed Jeleraon and Lincoln go that
they turn their backs to each other" SO
she arranged 1t forthwith that the gas OF
Washington aud his noble wife, Of tho
great Democratic commoner, and OF thu
martyred President should bs directed
towards the confer Of the room and not
that Of two OF them towards opposite
windows. When We were again alone the
President spoke OF oil this. M 35ta'J
Then referred to the absorption Of hs
work-"There are du!ios to be DONE" no
said, land I muot do them. 1t haa hap.
pened that my life has been q lsborious
one always. with practically no recreation,
l am now 81 years old. When my p,o.
feesional labora had secured to me eoue
thing Of competency and the right and
opportunity for leisure, l was called upon
to perform public duties much more
arduous than any which pertainad to my
private lie. As you know, the duties at
Albany were hardly less exac:ing in their
nature-perhapa only in their extent
than those Of this Office. have now
come to time Of life. and particularly to
an epoch in my life, when anould gladly
welcome leisure and freedom from re-
sponsibility. I may say that have lust
begun to live in all that Is best and t,uesl
In lie, -7r'.e IN, a.slII q
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10

the passage Of the law, but since 1t
has become a Law we ask respectfully
that It's provisions bs faithfully put in
force, aud We know the result will be
beneficial to the commercial interests
at large. II not, let Congress repeal
&c We see large corpora ions like The
Pennsylvania. Railroad and Psnnsvl-
vsnia Company complying with its
provisions without murmer, and
why should not the Louisville and
Nashville and others be made to do
the sams-not allowed to extort a
high rate Of freight for local traffic so
that they can cut their rates aQairst
the water lines TO an unprcfita
figure to both them and the wafer
lines, then make up their losses by
extortion on their local shippers.
They have pursu ID the Standard Oil
Company policy, purchasing all COM
pelitoIs they eau, aud freezing out the
others, 80 they can monopolizB ihs
entire transportation business 10 their
districts. This road has contributed
to the Standard monopoly by giving
them 10 wer rates than other shippers
over their lines, until today no q m
or individual can live in the
oil manufacturing business but the
Standard Oil Company. We heoe no
special privilege will be granted the
Louisville aud Nashville railroad nor
any other railroad, when their sole
object 10 to crush our competition OF
river lines and secure for themselves
a mon op ply, which is their apparent
object, by securing control of all %.
position. We presume if the Onio
ald Mississippi rivers were purchase.
BILE they would be in the market for
them, as they have, by their state.
ment, furni,had your committee, puy-
Chased and leased all competing lin 70.
respectfully submitted,
IF. ST0CKDALE,
"Pittaburg aud Cincinnati Packet Company.
GUS H0NSHELL,
'Big Sandy Packet Company and Cincin-
natl and Louisville Mail Line.
"R. W. WISE,
"cinc 'nnati and Memphis Packet Com
pRny.'
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
TOR rUGAS ISLAND.
The United States viii Maintain the
Monroe Doctrine,


Although no official confirm ation
has been received at tho Department
of Safe Of the report that Great B it.
aiu has threatened to seiza TO tuses
Island, vet it is learr ed that the Am sr-
lean Consul at Hayii has kept ths de-
partment fully informed as to the nat
ure Of the British claim, and all pro-
ceedings taken by that government
against Hayti during III , pat three or
four years. Now that the matter is
reported to have assumed 90 serious a
phess the government, with view to
being prepared for any emergency s be-
ginning to canvass its resources in
Gaze it should becoms necessary to
again assers the intention Of this
ceuutry to maintsin the Monroe
doctrine to the extent of protecting
the small Republics of the American
continent against the eucroschmenta
of European powers. TIE result of
the inquiries into tho naval resources
of the United States is not enc )ufaz-
ing 80 far. Several wooden vessels
forming the training squadron are
now on their way nor .hwarJ from the
West Indies, aud at present there is
no vessel bearing the American flag in
Haytiau waters. The Ya1tic is az
KEY West and the Gslana at Aspin-
wall, aud it is possible thst one or
both of these vessels may bs ordered
to the vicinity Of Hsyti 70 represent
the United States Government in the
event that it may become necessary 10
enter a fJrmsl protest sgainet Europe
an eucroachments in this Yves. Iudies.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
CHAFF,

How TO gain fest out hutch
er shop Cincinnati Telegram.
The short hau--winning o ten cent
jackpo - Cincinnati Telegram.
You cant tell anything about a ram
by bis tombstone. Cincinnati 7sie-
gram.
The Sun says: owe have no equiv.
slent for bate in our language" What
is the m 4tyer with angle tms2-LJe.
"THE world is verv old and very
westy," says Oiida. Yes, Old lay it's
q tired world, and it is largely YOU
ult.--Puck
AN English writer say1 that tight
laring will cause cancers. Very we'll;
Mis- Nsncv Jsns will risk the cancer.
Atlanta Constitution.
THE man If today who gets beneath
Henry Ward Beecher's mantle will
feel that he is cropping around under u
very large circus tent Whitehall
Times.
A GOD quality Of c3lluloid is now
n ade from potatoes. Before long we
shall hear OF hard wood but'o1s bsiog
made out Of restaurant dCughnu,e.-
Ney Rauen MW,.
McRM IN wifs 10 hrs5aud-"Are you
going ont, dtaf?" Mormon husband
"Yes; have an engagement vita Miss
Brigham, She is TO glvs me her an
sWeT tonigbt.--Life.
A BRIDE in Winstad, Conn fa'nled
when the clergyman asked her to sly
yes; bnt che WAS not 30 far gone that
che coulda't iem1rk Vigorously, be.
tween glHp', Keep him till come
around.- Judge
BosT2E girl--"Teil me, my friend,
do you adm re .1awthorneW New
York giTl--"Oh, nay, yes think il
is great. When we were at Sirltoge,
l used to drink two big glasses OF it
every morning bef;re bTeaeflst.--
LOTea Citizen.
"HAEDLINa Bees" is head line in
an exchange. That's the stuff. They
ought to have had handles pu! on
them years sgo, then fellow could
pick them up without getting their
blamed old stinger jammsd into him
every time. - DdnsDil!e Breeze.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
THE DRUMMER TAX
To he Collie cted I'm the District OF
Columbia.

To BE Collected I'm the District of
Columbia.
The authorities of the City of Wash
ington have come to the c0nclusi N
that toe decision of the Supreme Court
in relation to the tex upon commercial
travellers does not apply to the Dis.
trict of Columbia. 1t has been held
time and again ga tax levied upon
commercial travellers is tax upon in
terstate commerce, and th9 constitu-
ton expressly provides that no such
tax shall be- imposed. A traveller rep
resenting an outside house who de.
sires to sell his goods in Washington is
compelled to p3y a licease fee OF 5000
per snnum, that ia he must pay it pro-
vided he is green and does not know
the ropes. Merchant travellers, how
ever, are not usually green, and as
consequence very fow OF them pay
this license fee. The records Of the
Tax Collectors office show that only
240 submitted to this semi-legal Zed
robbery last year. Forty-eight thou
sand dollars was paid into the District
Treasury from this source. A careful
estimate by competent Judge places
the number Of commercial travellers,
Knights OF the Grip Sack aud Avaunt
Courriers of Commerce who visited
Washington last year at a. least 25O0
There are a number OF men engaged
in the business here who call them
selves commercial brokers. These men
occupy offices where ample rooms are
fitted up and where drummers are
accommodated with a place to exhibit
their goods. Tney pay 1900 a year
each into the d strict treasury a1d
then farm out their licenses to outside
representatives a. rates ranging from
$25 to $3.50 year, according 10 the
amount OF business done. Some OF
these men have gown enormously
wealthy by this method, and they are
the most vigorous opponents Of the
repeal of the license law. They are
inclined to believe that the opinion Of
the legal authorities OF the District, in
which it is held that the Supreme
Cjurt decision does not apply here, is
poor one, but 1t is for. their interest
to have the law remain as it is, consti-
tutional or not. 0ne Of them said to-
day: "Of course the Merchant Travel
ers' Association might make q fight
and carry this case to the Supreme
Court, but the Merchant Travellers
Association is Of no use to anyone,
conse q1sntly we are still enabled to
bleed the suckers and to make very
comfortable livings at the expense Of
men who have not the gTi. or the
money TO fight for their rights. The
co ltjnusd exl.tsncs OF this law is de-
bsuchiog to public morals in the DIS.
iric., as IL creates 8 state Of 90 called
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
NOTICE.
Bids for Public Printing

DY virtue Of tho authority ves'e ed in tho
ID undersigned under Part /, Title /,
Chapter I, Article 1. 1htm sou n Steger's
and Milliken 4 Vertrops's Code OF Tennes-
sae, sections | 10 -, inclusive, n 1tice is
hereby given to the public, that sealed pro-
posals to do the Public Printing Of the State
Of Ie nesFee, for n period OF two years, will
be received by them. az t1o Office OF the Sec
rotary Of State, Of Nashville Tennespe-, Tor
thirty days next ensuing the lst day of April.
1871, clnsir May lst, AT u O'Clock IN. For
full information IS TO the public printing,
and Vbas will be required OF the public
printer, sec the re ltiOns OF the Code above
cited. viz 4, sections ! to %. inclusive,
Nathvilie, March IS, lsb7.
JuHN ALLISON, Seer tary Of state,
ATHA THqr,AS, 81 te Treasurer.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10

detectives who wish for ylolstots and
who successfully blackmaIl out Of
small contributions from his sample
case nearly every drummer who visits
the city AMI who is anxious to avoid
annoyance. Several times attempts
have been made to secure a Congress
slonal Investigation, but each time the
District authorities, or others interest.
ed, have been able to smother the
attempt"
Chief Of Engineers Duane said: "In
cases where work upon the improve
ment Of rivers and harbors will have
to be stopped for lack Of money the
work already done will suffer great de-
precistion. In Charleston harbor it is
calculated that il will amount to 80 per
cent, and think that is q pretty fair
average ell over the country"
1t lie generally believed that as soon
as the Fitch Cong tss msets il wi
take up the river and harbor bill,
which failed lest session, ID pass it
right away. Il will then be interest
ing 10 see what &C ion the Pr slde1t
will take in regard to it. In the N jrth
a veto will be hailed with delight, but
in the So1th aud West such a course
would cost tie President good deal.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
Railroad Company Rule to En-
courage Extravaganza Among
Department Clerks.
MONROE'S DOCTRINE WILL DE
MAINTAINED
To the Extent Of Projecting Small
Republics OF the American
Continent
AGAINST THE ENCROACHMENFS
OF EUROPEAN POWERS.
The Effect OF the Failure of the
River and HarbOr Bill-0f-
flcial Gall.

lsPRcIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE APPEAL
In talk with your correspondent
upon the effect Of the failure OF the
river and harbor bill, Gen. Parke, OF
the Eugineere' offica, said: "The river
and harbor appropriation bill is
different from all other appropriation
bills from the fact tl at it's effect does
not expire wi'h tho termination of the
fiscal ear. Each separate it, m ia the
bill repr. %. t. q dtf'ren. section Of
Yo<ki and Il ID st caas tie work is
iet out by coot'aCt Nov, if the bill
for next yea "a work upon the rivers
and hsrbtrs of the country had be-
come law the contractors would
doubtless have pushed forward thsir
labors as quickly as possible, go as to
be in condition to bid upon next
yeats work. Since, however, 40 ap.
propriat GA was ma lie, the contractors
have no inducensnt to hurry up their
work, and clneequently / expect VIC
shall receive a large nu mher OF appli-
cations for an extension Of time upon
their contr cts. In cases whtre the
g)v:rnment had plants l have M
stsnc IS, IL would BIS god policy to
tave a cuff lent amou- t ont OF
the sum spprop' lated for ths years
work for the pu pas of preserving the
plant in good condition, for where
work is suspended for year and the
plant allowed to liz idle aud rot ia the
water, 1t would be almoet as cbesp to
buy new plant Es to attempt to re
pair the damage done by the enforced
idleness, But, az before said, in the
majority OF csses the work is put out
to contract, and the loss 10 the govern
ment in tina way Of deterioia ed plant
will not be very great. II is different,
however ia regard to the work under
the Mississippi River Commission, the
members Of which, expecting that
Congress would appropriate certain
AMOUNT OF money straight along every
year, expended arge amount in
plants, and pow fad themselves with
out any money to carry on the work
of improvement or 10 take care of the
machinery. 1t is hers that the great
error of theee spasmodic sppropria-
tions il made apparent, Were the
engineers 10 charge 10 be assured that
certain amount of money would be
available every year for the proseCu-
cution of the work under them,
they would be able to provide for the
future and great saving would be
the result. l expect that work ha,
now begun upon most Of the items in
cluded in the river and harbor bill for
the pres 'nt fiscal year which WAS
Stopped by tho winter i'll the North
and by high water in the South"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
THE NATIONAL DRILL
Seriously Impaired by the Feeling
In the Sou n.

The mar ayers Of the National Drill,
to be held here in May next, very
readily recognizs that they will sus-
tain heavy losses in their patronage by
the feeling epgendered in the South
on count of couple of colored I'M
psnies having bsen permitted to enter
for competition the sams as thrss
made up of white men. The South
has shown more enthusiasm in the
preparations for the drill than any
other s.cticn OF the country. It hla
the fiuest mill a.y companies, and a
imm snse attencRncs was expected
t ON that locality. However SIN oOthly
this affir may seemingly be patched
up, it ia sure II keep away many
thousands OF people from the South
and many mill a'y companies, for
Southern men here now say thsir
people will positively not paroniz9
anything anywhere when colored men
srtsyiven the same recognition as IL 9
whites.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
A BAD RULE.
Economical CleFks 10 Re Removed
ana Extravagant Ones 40 lie Re.
tAtned.


Economical Clerks 10 Re Removed
ana ExtraVaga ant Ones 40 he Re.
tained.
Ago3d deal compl lat ia b Ing made
at the position assumed by some Of the
prominent officials in the departments
in re'aiou to the C a Cf clerks who
should be selected for removal. They
hold thai tn o5s who have accumal.
ated propsry during the time they
have held their cierkships should first
b selected for decapitation, ard that
those who have lived up to their sal-
aries sh uld be retained. This is
simply a premium upon extravaganza
and rebuks against &c onomy. Any
one who has ever lived in Washington
end has, a prac ical idea about THE
lives of people 10 the departments,
and who is OF any account will have
the greatest respect for those in the
governments services who 'ay up ior
a raiuY day. Those who do not econ
omize are, ss RUE, ths most useless
and undesirable Cit Fans. They
squandar their earnings and ara u
misery 10 thsir friead5 as well as
them'evts This hey do with 81
clnciousness that, under the present.
rule, they will be retained ia theic
position because they have .accumu-
lated nothing. There is a small class
of old employees who have accumu-
lated money snd,tealestate who should
be removed o. scconnt Of their &C.
cumulatioHs; bat not because OF their
a..
cent. a month brokers and fleece
everybody within their reach. But
they are very few. AS a rule the
bsst clerhH and citizens in the lists OF
old employees, are the most deserving,
are those who have each year laid
aside a portion OF their salaries, for
old age. Nov it is proposed to re.
move them for it, ard there is a
scramble to cover up the possessions
of frlgal clerks.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
OFFICIAL GALL
Displayed by Petty officials in the
Departments.

In very many inetancest the authority
of petty officials in the departments is
abused outrageouaiy, and Ia moi q few
instances it ia used for corrupt par
posee. | am informed upon excellent
authority that the chief of a division
in the Interior Dsparta mt has in use
at bis residence toWe's bearing the
ownership mark OF the department
upon .hen, and that be laughs at any
reminder of his appropriation. The
chief Of auoher department divis on
carries off all the suppliss he wants for
his friends, while employees in soma
Of the mechanical and ertistiC
branches of the government are kept
at work for weeks at a time upon
goods for Outside persons or the chiefs
presiding over the branches where the
work ia done.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10

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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10

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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
LEMON ELIXIR

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
COURTSHII' IN GREENLAND.
Ardent Lovers Must Sometimes Find II vexn.
tious to Have to Employ = Go-between.
From the Manchester Courier.

From the Hdnchestey Courier
The preacher Is invariably resorted to- both
by young aud maidens, as the matrimonial agent
young TO the missionary house and says to
Whom - asks the missionary "Havo you any one
In mind :"
Yes" answers the lover "but she will not have
! want you to speak TO her"
Have you not spoken for yourself !"
MANY times. hut abe always says NO."
THAT is nothing" says the pastor; you know the
ways of lnaidens. Does she like YOU
1T Is difficult to find Oat. She will tell you"
The pastor accordingly sends FOR the GIRL who comes
willingly enough knowing what the message means.
Well my daughter" he observes lit is time you
should think OF marriage"
"Ineyer mean to marry" is the invariable and con-
vontional answer.
maj is pity say. the minister, because have
. good husband for rhee."
who u he ~ she ASH.
The missionary then tells her HIS name-aIthough she
knowsit well he does-and launches QUO into the
lovers praise He is strong, good looking, kindly; he
caught two hne whales when his pam oLs took
or whatever else can be said TO his rsprts After the
catalogue OF his merits has been reei.ed the girl replies
but think lin good for. hing "
All, WELL says the missionary, "thou art not wise.
soon ind him wife"
He then wishes the girl good day. affecting bslieve
after blush and sigh she whispers SO e partlcu-
ticulGrly your wish Herr Pastor do IL quite like
him" with q deep sigh. "bpt yon--" Atihis point
she virtually hands lie business to the minister,
who has to tell hnr that abe knows she loves the lad:
that she would rot have II size had not thought OF
accepting him and that nothing is wanting but to ask
tho blessing OF God upon thei. union
The marriage curiously enough usually takes place
upon the very day which tho bride has emphatic ally
protested that she will naver have the bridegroom